1. Kiavash “KC” Ahmadi
Los Angeles, CA 90025 | 310-800-3224 | kcahmadi@yahoo.com Portfolio:sites.google.com/site/kcahmadifolio
Objective: Full-time mechanical engineering position in Aersoapce for self-motivated and determined recent grad
looking to add value to your company with current skills and experience while allowing engineering skills to develop
Education
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA | CLASS OF2016
· Major: Mechanical Engineering | 3.5 gpa
· Relevant Courses: · Mechanical Engineering
curriculum plus:
Technical Skills
· Materials Science
· Robotics
· Finite Element Structural Analysis
· NEMS and MEMS and more...
· Machine shop (mills, lathes, bandsaws…)
· MATLAB & C++ programming
· Solidworks and CATIA V5 3D CAD
· Microsoft Office (Word, Excel,...)
· Mechanical Design, Manufacturing, Integration, and Testing
· FEA Structural Analysis
· LabVIEW familiarity
· Lab Experience
Experience
CUBE-SAT DEPLOYABLE SOLAR ARRAY PROJECT | SPONSORED BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN| SEPTEMBER 2015-JUNE 2016
· Team leader involved in acquiring the project, contact with sponsor representative, organization of team meetings and duties
· Multiple design iterations from initial sketch to finalize design then modeled in Solidworks
· Ordered specialized components and machined parts from stock material forprototypes
· Assembly and integration of all components and sub-assemblies
· Performed hand calculations of overall and sub-systems to predict how design will react in theoreticalconditions
· Performed stress analysis using Solidworks to analyze worst case scenarios of induced stress during launch anddeployment
· Vibration testing by sweeping 5-20,000 Hz to find resonant frequencies & extended oscillations of 13g at resonant frequencies
· Tested various assembly prototypes in simulated conditions to verify design will withstand theoreticalconditions
IT CONSULTANT | ITG OF GEVIRTZ GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION | MAY 2013-PRESENT
· Troubleshooting and resolving technical issues
· Maintained and managed all technology for faculty, staff, and students in building including thenetwork
· Provided Customer and Technical Support
FOLDABLE SURFBOARD FIN MECHANISM PROJECT | WINNER OF DESIGN FAIR: BEST IMPLEMENTATION| SPRING 2015
· Multiple design iterations to finalize design then modeled in Solidworks
· Performed Von Mises stress analysis using Solidworks to analyze max stress induced from waves
· Performed flow simulations using Solidworks to model how mechanism will effect velocity and boundary layer of fin
· Machined parts from stock material and assembled final prototype
SMALL COMPRESSED AIR MOTOR | Fall 2014
· Machined and assembled motor from stock material by reading engineering drawings using GD&T
ROBO-RATSCOMPETITION | Summer 2014
· Built robotic cars using motors, sensors, and Legos and programmed them using C++ & an Arduino to compete againstothers
Extracurricular Activities
· American Society of Mechanical Engineers member
· Machine Shop Club member
· Fantasy Basketball